Judicial Inquiry Commission formed to probe Bhopal SIMI encounter
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): A Judicial Inquiry Commission was formed on Monday under retired Judge S.K. Pandey to investigate the Bhopal SIMI encounter. Three months are given to submit its report. A PIL...
View ArticleCan’t impose yoga, says Supreme Court junking PIL for yoga in schools
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday said that it could not impose yoga on anyone or frame its curriculum as it declined to entertain a PIL seeking direction to make yoga a part of school syllabus....
View ArticleOmani fishermen find ‘whale vomit’ worth USD 2.5 mln
Dubai: Three Omani fishermen have hit the jackpot after scooping 80 kg of floating rare “whale vomit” expected to net them a mind-boggling USD 2.5 million. Khalid Al Sinani, who is in his late 30s,...
View ArticlePakistani police arrest two people over Amjad Sabri murder
Karachi: Pakistani police have arrested two people accused of killing one of the country’s best-known Sufi musicians, a provincial minister has said. Amjad Sabri, a renowned qawwal or Sufi singer was...
View ArticlePICS: Prince Charles and Camilla visit Abu Dhabi’s Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque
Prince Charles, Prince of Wales and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, tour the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi on November 6, 2016. KARIM SAHIB / AFP
View ArticleJustice Bilal Nazki new Chairman Human Rights Commission Jammu & Kashmir
Hyderabad: Retd. Chief Justice Orissa High Court Justice Bilal Nazki has been appointed as Chairman Human Rights Commission, Jammu & Kashmir state. Jammu & Kashmir government issued orders in...
View ArticleHonest car mechanic Vali returns valuables worth 1.3 lakh to owner, receives...
Hyderabad: Honesty is one of the traits of Muslims and Hyderabadi car mechanic Vali proved this with his conduct and received appreciation. Mechanic Vali returned a bag containing valuables worth Rs. 1...
View ArticleMahatma Gandhi’s grandson Kanubhai, who led Dandi March, passes away
Surat: Mahatma Gandhi’s grandson Kanubhai Gandhi on Monday passed away at a private hospital in Surat, where he was admitted about two weeks back following a heart attack. He was 87. Kanubhai, the son...
View Article3 High Commission officials in Pak leave for India: report
Islamabad: Three Indian High Commission officials out of the eight accused by Pakistan of being members of Indian intelligence agencies, left for India today, according to a media report. Geo News,...
View ArticleWatch: Poisonous reptile panic passengers on flight to Mexico City
Mexico City: Passengers on a commercial flight in Mexico were given a start when a serpent slithered into the cabin in a scene straight out of the Hollywood thriller “Snakes on a Plane.” The green...
View ArticleSC to hear NDTV’s plea against its one-day ban on December 5
New Delhi: The Supreme Court today decided to hear next month the petitions filed by NDTV challenging the government’s direction to its Hindi news channel NDTV India to go off air for a day, a decision...
View ArticleNajeeb Ahmed row: HM Rajnath Singh assures appropriate action
Family of the missing JNU student Najeeb Ahmed on Tuesday met the Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh at his residence here. Assuring Najeeb’s mother of timely action in the case, Singh said that proper...
View ArticleBollywood celebrities support Hillary Clinton for President of America
Mumbai: The world is taking its sides in the upcoming US Presidential election. And knowing how much our Bollywood celebrities have become active on social media, it is quite understandable if a star...
View ArticleNCW demands ban on triple talaq, polygamy in affidavit to SC
New Delhi: National Commission for Women has demanded a ban on instantaneous triple talaq or talaq-e-bidat and polygamy in its affidavit to Supreme Court on the grounds that these practices are against...
View ArticleKoffee: Twinkle shocked Karan, Akshay with vulgar comments
Mumbai: Bollywood actress-turned-writer Twinkle Khanna makes her debut with hubby Akshay Kumar in the upcoming episode of Koffee With Karan Season 5. With her quirky comebacks and quick wit, Karan’s...
View ArticleSIMI row: Impossible to unlock Bhopal jail from inside, says ex-prisoner
“The cells have nearly two feet thick walls and the lock holder is further one foot inside the wall in a socket. So the gates are installed in such a fashion that the lock and the holder are 2.5 feet...
View Article‘They can find 3000 condoms but not a missing Najeeb’: Kanhaiya hits out at...
New Delhi: Former JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar has come down heavily on the Modi government for its failure to find JNU student Najeeb Ahmed saying that the authorities are “intelligent” enough to...
View ArticleVoting opens across East Coast in US Presidential elections
Washington: Polling opened in the US early on Tuesday for the highly-anticipated presidential elections, with pollsters giving a slight edge to Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton over her rival...
View ArticleA prisoner dies every 5.5 hours in India: Report
New Delhi: A human rights group on Tuesday said one prisoner dies every 5.5 hours in Indian jails and that there are three times more mentally ill and 61 per cent more women prisoners in the country...
View ArticleRs 500, Rs 1,000 notes declared illegal from midnight: PM
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in a sudden address to the nation on Tuesday, announced that Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 denomination notes are being withdrawn from midnight. He said that such notes...
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